| The Real World: New Orleans | |
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| Season Information | |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Season Run | June 14, 2000 – November 8, 2000 |
| No. of Episodes | 23 |
| Cast | |
| Starring | Jamie Murray Matt Smith Melissa Howard Kelley Limp Danny Roberts David Broom Julie Stoffer |
| Season Chronology | |
| Previous | The Real World: Hawaii |
| Next | The Real World: Back To New York |
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The Real World: New Orleans is the ninth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the first season of The Real World to be filmed in West South Central States region of the United States, specifically in Louisiana. It is the first season to take place in New Orleans, followed by season 24.
Assignment[]
Almost every season of The Real World, beginning with its fifth season, has included the assignment of a season-long group job or task to the housemates. The New Orleans cast was assigned to work at a New Orleans Public-access television station, with a different cast member acting as the producer of the segment every week.
Residence[]
The cast lived at the Belfort Mansion, a 7,000-square-foot (650 m2), two-story 19th Century Greek revival mansion at 2618 St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District of New Orleans. The mansion was originally built for Alexander C. Hutchinson, who lived there with his wife until his death in 1902. It was later divided into apartments, but was in the process of being returned to a single-family residence when producers discovered it. New Orleans-based art director Monroe Kelly and architect Lee Ledbetter restored the mansion's original plan, enabling it to serve as the season's production set. For filming, it was filled with $293,442 worth of art. After filming ended, it took nearly four and a half years to complete the process of returning it to a single residence. The property managed to survive Hurricane Katrina in 2005 without any serious damage.
Cast[]
| Cast Member | Age* | Hometown |
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| Jamie Murray | 22 |
Wilmette, Illinois |
| Matt Smith | 21 | Hiawassee, Georgia |
| Melissa Howard | 22 | Tampa, Florida |
| Danny Roberts | 22 | Rockmart, Georgia |
| Kelley Limp | 21 | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Julie Stoffer | 21 | Delafield, Wisconsin |
| David Broom | 22 | Chicago, Illinois |
*Age at the time of filming.